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By Eric Milask, August 4, 2013
Paths & Pavilions Interpretive
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"But interesting and curious as this machinery is, Fair Mount would not be so attractive had it not something else to offer. It is, in truth, one of the very prettiest spots the eye can look upon."
Frances Trollope, . . . — — Map (db m67468) HM |
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The steam engine originally used to pump river water up to the Reservoir were dangerous and expensive to operate. Because of this, the Watering Committee decided to convert the Water Works to water power. The Fairmount Dam was built to achieve . . . — — Map (db m67450) HM |
| | Centerpiece of Philadelphia's water system, 1815-1909. The neoclassical buildings, designed by Frederick Graff and Frederic Graff, Jr., concealed huge machines that pumped Schuylkill River water to a reservoir above, whence it flowed to the city. . . . — — Map (db m82618) HM |
May. 7, 2024
